Dear Lactnet Friends:

A mother called me for advice.  When she was 3 1/2 months postpartum, she
was hospitalized and treated for a leaking brain aneurysm. She had been
exclusively breastfeeding up until the headaches got so bad. She's lucky
that the aneurysm leaked, instead of blowing!

She was separated from her baby for 2.1/2 weeks. She started breastfeeding
in the rehabilitation hospital. She has only some residual nerve deficit to
her right eye; that probably won't get any better. Otherwise, she's off all
the medications, and is doing physical therapy at home.

Her question was about recovering breastfeeding. She had been doubting her
supply because her breasts weren't "engorged" any more. Her baby is nursing
plenty, peeing lots, pooping 2-3 times a day and gaining weight. What should
she do?

She'd looked on-line but hadn't found anyone with a story like hers. Plus,
she's getting "that baby should be sleeping through the night" and "it was
so good that our baby took a bottle" from her family and didn't know that
breastfeeding was recommended by every health agency in the world.

We discussed safe bed-sharing, to catch up on parenting and for unrestricted
nursing to take care of her supply and about how the breasts go back to a
relatively 'normal' size after a few months. I gave her referrals to local
support groups so she can hear encouraging words to balance out her family.
She is self-employed and had given herself 6 months free of work to enjoy
her baby.

Anybody else have a similar case? Anything else to recommend?

warmly,

-- 
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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